Category: Competition
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The Antwerp 2012 European Juniors Start Lists are now online
Next week, July 4-8, the Belgian city of Antwerp will host the 2012 European Junior Swimming Championships, biggest event for most of the youngsters while some will use it as preparation for the London 2012 Games. The start lists can now be found here, featuring for instance Danish London 2012 medal contender Mie Ø. Nielsen,…
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CC photo #178: Pál and Jón after the 2010 Europeans 1500 freestyle
Pál Joensen and coach Jón Bjarnason by the warm-up pool at the Budapest 2010 European Swimming Championships, after Pál won silver in the men’s 1500 freestyle. They left for Denmark and then Croatia this morning, to attend the final training camp before London 2012. Won’t come back until after the Olympics.
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US Trials Day 1: Gators rule the pool
Casey Barrett has the best recap from the U.S. Olympic Trials Day 1 here on Cap & Goggles: “On night one of the U.S. Trials, Gregg Troy’s Gators owned Omaha. There were six Olympic spots available. Coach Troy produced four of them. A rather impressive .666 batting average. Even the devil bows in respect.” Ryan…
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Rikke Møller Pedersen tries on the Danish Olympic Kit
They seem well equipped, the kit including for instance 4 pair of shoes, gala dress with matching earrings, a wollen hat and umbrella (!), official tracksuit etc etc. Maybe not the Italian Armani, but plenty.
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US Trials start out with a bang, Phelps vs Lochte, tonight
Late to the party here, I know, with not much more than an hour to go. The US Olympic Trials finals starting with the men’s 400 IM, see event schedule here. Tom has all relevant links here on Speed Endurance Swimming Blog, including a link to live video.
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CC photo #177: Sarah Sjöström about to step up onto the block
Yup, that is how you do it, Sweden’s Sarah Sjöström at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships. Event must be the women’s 50 butterfly semi-final, which she eventually won. Here is Sarah on Swedish breakfast TV (today?), assessing her chances of winning medals at the London Olympics. If you can understand Swedish, you’ll be okay…
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Herning votes yes to host the 2013 European Short Course Swimming Championships
According to aoh.dk, the city council of Herning, Denmark has voted yes to host the 2013 European Short Course Swimming Championships, in the indoor arena Jyske Bank Boxen. It was a split decision with the Social Democrats voting no, saying that the DKK 5 million investment could be used better elsewhere, but the majority voted yes.Via…
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Lucky Brits to see the London Olympics for free in Super Hi-Vision quality
Wow, if you’re a UK resident who missed out a ticket to the London 2012 Olympics, free tickets are (still) available for Super Hi-Vision screenings at the BBC Radio Theatre, BBC Scotland (Glasgow) and the National Media Museum in Bradford. Before the games get started, the Radio Theater is screening a London Prepares promo from…